Abstract
Oxidation of substituted toluenes by molecular oxygen at one atmosphere to the corresponding substituted benzoic acids in non-acidic solvents was investigated. Satisfactory oxidation of halo-, methoxy-, and cyano-toluenes were achieved using Co(C18H35O2) 2/NH4Br or Co(OAc)2/NaBr/AcOH as catalysts in the presence of a radical initiator.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1225-1228 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 26 Jan 2004 |
Keywords
- Benzoic acids
- Oxidation
- Oxygen
- Toluenes